🇹🇷 Kayseri Yağlaması: A Layered Turkish Flatbread You Need to Try

If you’re craving bold Turkish flavors, Kayseri Yağlaması is the ultimate comfort dish that brings layers of flavor — and history — to your table. Think of it as Turkey’s answer to lasagna: thin flatbreads stacked with a spiced ground beef filling and finished off with a cool swirl of garlic yogurt. Yes, it’s as delicious as it sounds.

🧆 What is Kayseri Yağlaması?

Hailing from the city of Kayseri in Central Anatolia, this iconic dish consists of:

• Soft, thin flatbreads (yufka or lavash)
• A rich tomato-based minced meat sauce
• Layers assembled like a cake
• Served warm with a generous side of garlic yogurt

It’s a popular dish during Ramadan and family gatherings, often shared in large platters — and eaten with hands!

📝 Quick Recipe Overview:

Ingredients:

• 6–8 lavash or Turkish yufka breads
• 400g ground beef
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 fresh tomatoes (grated)
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• Salt, pepper, cumin, red pepper flakes
• 1 cup water
• Garlic + yogurt for topping

Instructions:

1. Sauté onions and ground beef in olive oil until browned.
2. Add tomato paste, tomatoes, water, and spices. Let simmer.
3. Stack the flatbreads on a plate, spreading meat mixture between each layer.
4. Cut into slices and top with garlic yogurt. Serve warm.

📍 Want more Turkish food inspiration?

Check out our full breakfast and meze offerings at Jass Kitchen Miami 🍽️

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👨‍🍳 Tips for Serving:

• Slightly warm the lavash before layering for best texture.
• Don’t skip the garlic yogurt — it completes the dish!
• You can prep the meat sauce ahead for easy assembling later.

🥁 Where to Try It?

If you’re in Miami, come experience Kayseri Yağlaması and other traditional Turkish dishes at

🎷 Jass Kitchen Miami – Mediterranean Jazz House

📍 Located at: 1030 NW 72nd St, Miami, FL

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